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    the other side....

    This is the other side of what many on here recommend with gusto...... This child was killed by a hit and run driver in a Blue Toyata Kijang Super, plate number DK 1799 AA yesterday afternoon in Karangasem, Bali. Again the driver fled the scene so if anyone sees a vehicle matching this...
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    getting in touch with yourself...

    Seems to be a lot of hippieness in Bali...did not realise this so much, knew there was a bit around ubud...but not of the extent. Just reading up on some stuff and terms like 'thanks for your blessings' and 'devine being manifestations' and 'continue to cultivate your sacred light' abound...
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    bombs on a plane

    Well not bombs...but batteries.....anyone know if its ok to take batteries in your luggage on a plane these days, the rechargable type for remote control cars...nid or whatever the abreviation is.....any restrictions or such, need to advise at checkin....
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    dont do this

    Apparently...this is not the recommended procedure when encountering wild elephants in Thai national parks.....dunno about anywhere else but... Don't do this.
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    Article in Oz news today....make sure your grandpa and ma aware

    Cunning bastards with little care for anything....but to be expected from drug paddlers, just a new angle I had never heard of before. Elderly Australians tricked into becoming drug mules
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    in my bed....last night...

    Caught this sucker last night....beautiful golden tree snake....
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    Jakarta to Bali...

    Rental cars, preferably 4wd type, but not absolutely necessary....how much these cost out of Jakarta and can you do one way stuff, like drop off at that port on the east coast to Bali ? And....is transport easily arranged from that port on the Bali west coast...down to canggu ok ? So many...
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    Bringing a dog to Bali

    No, not the missus, she is quite cute. Anyone had any recent experience ? Got a price from one person/company but then correspondence dried up....same same another company in Jakarta.
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    Local teacher wages.

    How much would it cost to employ a local fulltime as a language teacher ? Monthly wage type situation for example. Just thinking with 4 of us, it might be easier all around, to just hire someone on a monthly wage and they come to our place each day for x hours and do what they have to do...
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    Water festival or such in Bali ?

    Does Bali have a water festival at all like we have here each year. Coincides with the end of the hottest time of year, 43 couple days ago...and the start of the wet season...so the country goes wild with water...it also happens to be the Thai New year...but thats secondary to massive water...
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    Any photo people here ?

    Just wondering if any photographers might know if equipment such as this is cheaper in Bali than where I live. Might be looking to get this lens, so wondering to wait and buy there, or bring with me. Tamron announces availability of 150-600mm F/5-6.3 telephoto zoom: Digital Photography Review
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    Indo's Martial Art ?

    Countries have their own martial art that they have either developed, or adopted and perhaps modified it a bit. China Kung Fuey, Korea TKD, Thailand kick boxing, Australia drinking etc What is Indo's speciality ?
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    Fat and Unhealthy bastards.

    I did not see a health forum here...if one exists and powers to be wish to move it, please do so. Just for informations sake and anyone else out there having some health issues.....here is my last 6 months story. I never considered myself to be overweight, a little fat in the gut area...
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    IT...internet business type experts

    Any on here ? I am looking for some info from people that have experience in it...yes, can google it, but I prefer info from actual humans that know it and use it and such forth. I am a member of another forum that this would be more suited to, but banned from there for a couple of weeks...
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    Bali Advetiser

    Anything better than this ? Any site with stuff for sale, places for rent etc. Found some interesting stuff on BA...a jade phallus for $US180k....and used enema kit for IDR400k... but looking for more...
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    Do the Indo's go this far with food prep??

    Just wondering if the locals do all sorts of things to their foods while growing or selling it as to the extent they do here in Thailand... Just read this article and the amounts of chemicals, poisons etc used here are staggering and many that are banned elsewhere..thrive here. Health...
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    Volcanoes

    Not sure if this posted yet... Bali flights cancelled after volcano erupts
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    Does this sort of stuff happen in Indo ?

    Just wondering...happened several times here, drivers do not secure the load...and...then driver usually runs away to hide somewhere...usually in a temple somewhere.
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    Surf for kids

    Where is best in all reality...for kids to learn to surf for the long haul. We started in Seminyak last year and was ok to get them started. We then migrated to Canggu/Echo beach and found a great teacher, great with the kids and taught them at Canggu beach (betabalong) I think it is...
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    Moving to Bali

    Not the first, not the last. New to this forum, not to forums or Bali completely, spent 3 months there last year and we decided to move. We being a family of 4 What can you tell me?